Callidrepana patrana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Callidrepana
Species:
C. patrana
Binomial name
Callidrepana patrana
(Moore, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Drepana patrana Moore, [1866]
  • Callidrepana patrana ab. formosana Matsumura, 1921
  • Callidrepana patrana formosana Inoue, 1955
  • Callidrepana patrana subbasalis Bryk, 1943
  • Drepanulides palleolus Motschulsky, 1866
  • Callidrepana patrana f. crassimaculata Inoue, 1955
  • Callidrepana patrana ab. simplificaria Strand, 1911

Callidrepana patrana is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1866. It is found in Nepal, India, Cambodia, Sri Lanka,[1] Thailand, mainland China, Japan and Taiwan.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 29–36 mm. Adults have been recorded in April and June.[3] Head fulvous. Thorax and abdomen pale fawn in colour. Wings are pale or dark dawn-colour. Forewings with traces of an ante-medial waved line. Often wanting dark patch on the discocellulars. A double brown line runs from the apex to inner margin beyond the middle. A series of sub-marginal dark specks found on the veins. The area in the cell and below the costa, the veins, the outer edge of the oblique line and the outer margin spangled with brilliant bluish-silver scales. Hindwings have a double straight medial line not reaching the costa. A post-medial series of specks present. Outer edge of the line and outer margin is with silvery scales. The Sri Lankan form is much darker with discocellular patch of the forewing is broken up into three small spots and with more silvery irroration (sprinkles).[4]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rhus succedanea and Rhus ambigus. The mature larvae curl the leaf margin with fixed posterior end by silk at mid-rib, pupation takes place inside this curled leaf.[5] At rest, they curl their head and thorax toward the lateral abdomen and keep their horn flat or raised up, thus resembling bird droppings.

Subspecies

  • Callidrepana patrana patrana (north-eastern India, Sri Lanka, northern Myanmar, Taiwan, Laos, China: Szechwan, Yunnan, Fukien, Chekiang)
  • Callidrepana patrana palleolus (Motschulsky, 1866) (Japan)

References

  1. ↑ "Callidrepana patrana Taken at Sinharaja Rainforest, Sri Lanka on 18 January 2012". Gary Thoburns Photography. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Callidrepana patrana (Moore, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ felix Lin. "Oriental Butterflies and Moths". Geocities.ws. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  4. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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